Thin Digital Display Device with External Power and Wireless Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no integrated system for easily changing digital art, photography, or posters on walls like one can change songs on an iPod, and existing digital display devices are cumbersome, inflexible, and lack user-friendly interaction for displaying digital content in a home or public setting.
Innovation Solution
A thin, sleek digital display device with a built-in processor and wireless connectivity, powered externally, that can be mounted vertically or horizontally, allowing users to access and control digital content through a mobile app, enabling easy management and interaction with digital art, social media, and other content via an internet cloud ecosystem.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If traditional digital display devices (TVs, computer monitors) are used to display digital content, then the display function is achieved, but the devices become heavy, cumbersome, thick, and difficult to install
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heavy components (power supply, processor, controls, buttons, sound functions) from the display device itself and relocates them to external devices. Only the essential display function remains in the thin frame device, which is then mounted on walls or surfaces without requiring direct high voltage power connection at the display location.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into multiple independent components: a thin frame display unit mounted on walls, external power supply devices, and wireless communication modules. This segmentation allows the display function to be separated from the heavy supporting infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional display devices with fixed orientations and built-in features are used, then complete functionality is achieved, but flexibility in orientation and installation location is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The thin frame display device is designed as a universal platform that can be mounted in various orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) and locations (walls, surfaces, portable stands) while maintaining full display functionality. The external power supply and wireless communication capabilities enable the same display unit to function anywhere within wireless range.
3Ease of operation
If art and photography are displayed on physical media (canvas, wood, metal, film, paper), then the visual display is achieved, but the images become fixed and cannot be changed without physical modification or replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical system of changing artwork (physically removing and replacing framed pieces) with an electronic/digital system. The thin frame display shows digital images that can be changed instantly through wireless communication, eliminating the need for physical manipulation of artwork.
4Ease of operation
If display devices include built-in power supplies and direct high voltage connections, then power delivery is reliable, but installation becomes difficult, expensive, and inflexible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces wireless communication as an intermediary between the external power supply and the thin frame display device. Power and control signals are transmitted wirelessly through air, eliminating the need for direct physical electrical connections at the display location and enabling flexible installation anywhere within wireless range.
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AI summary
A system for displaying digital content comprising a display screen, comprising a processor, adapted to display digital content, a structural assembly, secured to the rear face of the display screen, configured to mount the display screen on a vertical surface, and a processing controller within the structural assembly configured to communicate with the display screen processor. The system also comprises power assembly, external to the display screen, configured to connect to an external power supply to power the display screen, a connector cord configured to connect the display screen and the power assembly, and a wall mounting device configured to matingly secure to the structural assembly to hang the display screen on a vertical surface. Finally, the system includes an application, configured to run on a computer with memory and processor, and configured to communicate with the processing controller to control the display of images on the display screen.